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Biology

Physiology

Kangaskhan is a Parent Pokémon. She resembles a large kangaroo. Her baby is often seen in its pouch. When Mega Evolution is activated, the adult remains unchanged physically, while her young emerges from the pouch and increases in size and power.

Behavior

Kangaskhan is a caring and devoted Pokemon, with strong maternal instincts. A mother will carry its young in the marsupial-like pouch on its stomach, and rarely lets it out of its sight. When she feels safe, the parent will let the baby out to play. Young Kangaskhan are obedient and loyal to their parents, and do their best to help fight off enemies during battle.

Pokédex entries

The infant rarely ventures out of its mother's protective pouch until it is 3 years old.

Yellow

Raises its young in its belly pouch. Won't run from any fight to keep its young protected.

Gold

If it is safe, the young gets out of the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster.

Silver

To protect its young, it will never give up during battle, no matter how badly wounded it is.

Crystal

To avoid crushing the baby it carries in its pouch, it always sleeps standing up.

Ruby

If you come across a young Kangaskhan playing by itself, you must never disturb it or attempt to catch it. The baby Pokémon's parent is sure to be in the area, and it will become violently enraged at you.

Sapphire

If you come across a young Kangaskhan playing by itself, you must never disturb it or attempt to catch it. The baby Pokémon's parent is sure to be in the area, and it will become violently enraged at you.

Emerald

If you come across a young Kangaskhan playing by itself, never try to catch it. The baby's parent is sure to be in the area, and it will become violently enraged.

FireRed

The female raises its offspring in a pouch on its belly. It is skilled at attacking using Comet Punch.

LeafGreen

The infant rarely ventures out of its mother's protective pouch until it is 3 years old.

Diamond

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby play only when it feels safe.

Pearl

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby play only when it feels safe.

Platinum

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby play only when it feels safe.

HeartGold

If it is safe, the young gets out of the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster.

SoulSilver

To protect its young, it will never give up during battle, no matter how badly wounded it is.

Black

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.

White

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.

Black 2

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.

White 2

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.

X

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.

Y

If it is safe, the young gets out of the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster.

Omega Ruby

If you come across a young Kangaskhan playing by itself, you must never disturb it or attempt to catch it. The baby Pokémon's parent is sure to be in the area, and it will become violently enraged at you.

Alpha Sapphire

If you come across a young Kangaskhan playing by itself, you must never disturb it or attempt to catch it. The baby Pokémon's parent is sure to be in the area, and it will become violently enraged at you.

Mega Evolution Sprites

Trivia

Kangaskhan is the only Pokémon that appears as two individual Pokémon, but are both labelled as one despite the fact that most of the later Pokémon have individual stages for baby forms.

This also makes Kangaskhan the only Pokémon whose young doesn't evolve, but instead just gets bigger and older.

Kangaskhan's name was probably derived from the Mongol leader, Genghis Khan, and Kangaroo.

A Kangaskhan owns a storage shop in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games.

Some glitch Pokémon are able to evolve into Kangaskhan.

One of these glitch Pokémon is 'M, which is sometimes said to be a scrapped version of Marowak. This is supported by the fact that 'M has the same color palette as Marowak. (To be more specific, 'M is said to be Marowak's original design, but was scrapped due to complications in the evolutionary line. However, the creators didn't have enough time to delete this version of Marowak, so they stuck it in slot #000, the same slot that many glitch Pokémon are in.)

Strangely, in the Mystery Dungeon games, when Kangaskhan levels up, she states "I leveled up! And so did the baby in my pouch". This means that the baby levels up at the same time as the mother, therefore making it the same level as its mother.

If a Kangaskhan is to lay an egg, the hatching would already have a baby in its pouch.